Drum Major Essentials
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After taking this course, you will know how to be a drum major for a high school marching band or drum corps. We teach conducting technique, conducting patterns, field timing, and give you an inside look at what it's like to be a drum major.
For Students:
- Learn conducting fundamentals that apply to any style
- Learn how to conduct in one of the most common and versatile conducting styles
- Learn how to develop your conducting style as a beginner or advanced conductor
- Learn how to keep an ensemble in time from the first hand experience of our instructors
- Learn how to effectively work with your drum major team
- Learn critical metronome skills
For Educators:
- Drum major recruiting. Point students to this course to peak their interest in becoming drum majors in your program
- Drum major training. Use this course as a formal training for your new drum majors or drum major candidates
- Borrow our curriculum! Use our lessons as asynchronous teaching tools
Curriculum:
Posture
- Basic Posture
- Hand Shape
- Projecting Confidence
Fundamentals
- Travel
- The Paint Brush Exercise
- Ictus Placement
- The Table Top Exercise
- Flick
Patterns
- Arrow Pattern
- Cut Time Pattern
- Complex Meters
- Slow Tempos
Gestures & Style
- Cut Offs
- Cues
- Dynamics
- Beginner Style Development
- Advanced Style Development
Field Timing
- Understanding Sound on the Field
- Head Conductor Responsibilities
- Backfield Conductor Responsibilities
Field Conductor Team
- Conductor Roles
- Conductor Staging
- Team Warm Up
- Matching
Metronomes
- DB90
- Tonal Energy
